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July 14, 1925.

R. ENGLEMAN CASE Filed March 24, 1923 5 Sheet-Sheet 1 WITNESS:

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Filed March y2 4, 1923 INVENTOR WITNESS:

Patented July 14, 1925.

RUTH ENGLEMAN, or TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

CASE. l

.Application filed March 24, 1823. Serial No. 627,403. l

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RUTH ENGLnuAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Cases, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to a display cabinet,

the general object of the invention being to provide means fordisplaying books, magazines and the like in open condition so as toattract attention to them by a. partial display of their contents whilepreventing access to them.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage place for thebooks and magazines' not on display and also to provide means forclosing and locking the cabinet whenever desired.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to provide an awning for thefront of the cabinet with lighting means carried thereby forilluminating the display parts of the cabinet.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had totheaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orco-rresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a front view of the invention with the awning in raised position.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the awning in closed position.

Figure 3 is a side view.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the display drawersopened.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view.

Figure 6 is a plan view.

Figure 7 is a detail view.

In these views 1 indicates the cabinet, the front of which is providedwith the openings 2 to receive the display drawers 3 and the storagedrawers 4. The lower part of the cabinet is provided with a rearextension 5 so that the storage drawers are of considerable length asthey extend into said eXtension. These storage drawers are preferablyarranged to slide in their compartments while the display drawers arehinged at their bottoms to the cross pieces 6 of the cabinet i rods 10atveach end thereof which pass through openingsV in a holder llwhich eX-tends across the drawer and which is held in adjusted position by thenuts 12 on the rods. The front of the display drawer comprises .atransparent member 13 so that the books or the like placed in the drawercan be seen, said objects being held against the front by the holder 11.The downward movement of each drawer is limited by the flexible members14 which are shown in the form of chains which may however, take theform of toggle links.

The books and magazines are preferably arranged in the drawers in opencondition with a half of one ob]- ect overlapping a half of anotherobject so that but one page of each book or magazine can be seen, thoughit will of course be -understood that the 0bjects may be so arrangedthat two pages can be seen. This will attract attention to the objectsby affording a partial knowledge of the contents so as to arouseinterest enough to make one desire to purchase the object. Duplicatecopies of the books or magazines on display can be placed in the storagedrawers.

A frame 15 is connected with the upper end of the cabinet and extendsoutwardly at an angle therefrom and this frame is adapted to hold anawning 16 which is hingedly connected with the cabinet by the hinges 17.The awning may be raised and lowered by means of the cable 18 andpulleys 19 and the awning is so made that when in lowered position itwill cover the face of the cabinet and it may be locked in this positionby means of the lock 20. The sides of the cabinet extend outwardly, asat 21, to engage the yedges of the awning when the same is in loweredposition. I may provide a strip 22 for supporting the awning in raisedposition so as to hold the awning if 'the cable 'should break or becomeslack. A hook 23 is also provided at the top of the awning for recelvingthe cable when the awning is closed. A reiiector 24 is placed on theupper part of the awning 'to receive one or more lamps 25 forilluminating the front of the cabinet.

When the cabinet is to be used in a building the awning frame andawningmay be dispensed with.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my.invention will be readily apparent. I desire it tobe understood that I may make changes in the construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that suchchanges fall withinthe scope of the appended claim.

Vhat I claim ist- A cabinetof the'cla'ss described comprising .a bodyhaving compartments, doors closing said compartments, v said doorshingedly connected at their lower edges with said body, saiddoorsnormally occupying a u vertical position 'and closing saidcompart-y ments, said doors adapted to swing out of said body on 'saidhinges vto occupy a horizontal position, transparent panels in front ofsaid doors, holders carried by said doors to swing therewith for holdingobjects against 'said panels, and said holders comprising a holder plateand Vscrew thread-ed rods passing through the holder plate at each endthereof and carried by the door, and nuts on said screw threaded rodsfor holding the holder plates in adjusted positions with respect to thetransparent panels.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

RUTH ENGrLmrAN.V

